Connecticut Governor To Expunge Thousands of Cannabis Convictions

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Tens of thousands of Connecticut residents are in line to have their records cleared after the state’s Democratic governor announced Tuesday that he is expunging low-level cannabis possession convictions. In June 2021, Lamont signed a bill that legalized recreational cannabis use for adults and established the regulatory framework for a legal marijuana market. The state said that it received more than 15,000 applications for dispensary licenses prior to the deadline in May. Legal adult-use sales are expected to begin next year. Gov.

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Tens of thousands of Connecticut residents are in line to have their records cleared after the state’s Democratic governor announced Tuesday that he is expunging low-level cannabis possession convictions.

Gov. Ned Lamont’s office said in a press release that records “in approximately...

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